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- 03 Mar 2014
- HBS Case
Decommoditizing the Canned Tomato
created polpa: cans of peeled, finely chopped tomatoes meant to save time without sacrificing flavor. The product was wildly popular with the restaurants that made up the bulk of Mutti customers at the time. Can a canned tomato command a... View Details
- 27 Apr 2009
- Research & Ideas
Building Businesses in Turbulent Times
more, inflation-adjusted wages stalled for many, even as consumer spending increased. Where did the money for all this spending come from? Companies borrowed, governments borrowed, and families borrowed. Savings rates approached zero.... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 15 Jul 2002
- Research & Ideas
Going Green Makes Good Business Sense
would need to reveal not only the flaws in your current system but also instigate active, ongoing learning and improvement around the company. A fourth option, distinguished from the strategies above because they all involve expected value—making money rather than... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 02 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
‘Retail Revolution’ Excerpt: The Scale of the Ecommerce Threat
matter if they come from pure-play online retailers or omnichannel retailers, suck volume out of a store and often lead to more intense price competition. For reasons we'll cover later in this book, neither buy-online-pick-up-in-store nor ship-from-store are enough to... View Details
- 22 Feb 2011
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles, Papers of the Decade
and its most likely future rival. For China, the key attraction of the relationship was its potential to propel the Chinese economy forward by means of export-led growth. For the United States, Chimerica meant being able to consume more, View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Why Innovations Sit on the Shelf
outlet innovation only after sales, distribution, and the other departments had an open, fact-based discussion of their issues. At that point, they realized that the outlet store would benefit all of them. Sales could maintain better margins by avoiding discounting,... View Details
- 05 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 5
over three days, resulting in the deaths of 34 people and 28 people injured. However, the Taj received praise in the aftermath of the attacks for the selfless actions of the staff in placing the safety of the hotel's guests before their own and working to View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Jun 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, June 27
century and today. It tells the story of the extraordinary and often eccentric men and women who defied convention and imagined that business could help save the planet rather than consume it. The social and religious beliefs that drove... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 26 Sep 2006
- First Look
First Look: September 26, 2006
hospital services by more than 50 percent in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, saving the government more than $3 billion. These cases offer suggestions for global strategies for confronting AIDS and other problems faced by developing... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 09 Jan 2006
- Research & Ideas
Rebuilding Commercial Real Estate
'78), the former head of real estate for Fidelity Management & Research Company in Boston who now handles special projects for Fidelity. Real estate syndicators essentially sold tax losses to their well-heeled clients. Savings and... View Details
- 15 Aug 2005
- HBS Case
Classic Cases Live On at HBS
Canadian facility that performs hernia operations only, has developed procedures to maximize surgical success rates, save patients money, and speed their recovery in a friendly, noninstitutional environment. The hospital's advertising... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 23 Aug 2004
- Research & Ideas
New Challenges for Long-Term Investors
savings in CDs and money market instruments, with the purpose of preserving the capital, and living off the interest on those deposits. This seemed a sound, safe strategy. Indeed, in the '80s and early '90s, when interest rates were... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 03 Mar 2008
- Research & Ideas
Marketing Your Way Through a Recession
where growth prospects are strong, companies are in a battle for market share and, in some cases, survival. Knowing your cost structure can ensure that any cuts or consolidation initiatives will save the most money with minimum customer... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 17 Mar 2015
- Research & Ideas
Where Did My Shopping Mall Go?
not all equal in facing these threats. While some retailers will manage through this revolution, many will perish. The old strategy of containing shrink and growing incremental store traffic two percent per year will not save stores.... View Details
- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Entering the Age of Alliances
largest producer of pet foods, to join forces to create the Pets for People program, which aims to increase pet adoptions and thereby save thousands of animals that would otherwise have been euthanized for lack of homes. A common... View Details
Keywords: by James Austin
- 26 Oct 2010
- First Look
First Look: October 26, 2010
at the end of the course being leaders and effectively exercising leadership as their natural self-expression. Download the paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1640302 Making Savers Winners: An Overview of Prize-Linked Savings Products... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 16 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
What Loyalty? High-End Customers are First to Flee
advisable or even necessary to invest in a response. In other cases, you may as well save your money, according to the researchers. The study also concluded that even though high-end customers can be fickle, a company that sustains a... View Details
Keywords: by Julia Hanna
- 01 Aug 2005
- What Do You Think?
Is There an “Efficient Market” in CEO Compensation?
consider showing up for work?" Bill Bittner observed that, "Those boards that recognize the need for change early can use the existing talent to make it happen, and save both money and careers." Anshu Vats said, " . .... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 14 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Can Entrepreneurs Drive People Movers to Success?
these charges removed from the credit card ecosystem. Meanwhile, this holiday shopping season users ought to exercise special caution. A link promising extra savings may not be what it seems. Be careful even at trusted sites: Sites as... View Details
- 13 Dec 2004
- Research & Ideas
How Leaders Create Winning Streaks
on-time performance, and offered to share equally with all employees 50 percent of the cost savings achieved by better service. Employees were motivated to achieve this goal and showed initiative in taking actions that helped the company... View Details
Keywords: by Rosabeth Moss Kanter & Walter Kiechel